Sixteen other Republicans opted to advance the legislation — in the face of multiple missives from former President Trump urging them to block it.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has said he is “100%" focused on stopping President Biden’s agenda — and yet he voted with every Senate Democrat last week to set the stage for passing a bipartisan infrastructure bill that would be a major political win for the White House.
“Every incumbent benefits from the sense that the Congress can figure out how to get important things done,” said Sen. Roy Blunt .Upon passing the bipartisan plan as soon as this weekend, Democrats hope to soon approve the framework for a second bill, a sweeping Democratic proposal that includes, free preschool and community college, a large expansion of Medicare and other tax cuts.
President Obama, who provoked strong reactions from the GOP base, exhausted precious political capital in his first two years in office on a more ideological push for healthcare reform. Conversely,, and his prioritization of infrastructure legislation has maintained broad public support and generated little political backlash.
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